Quality Control Technician

seeking to identify a Quality Control Technician to join our Buchanan, Lynchburg, VA plant. The Quality Control Technician is responsible for monitoring, documenting and validating that all products manufactured in the plant meet defined product specifications. Ensuring we provide our customers with consistent high-quality products.

Responsibilities:

Strict adherence to all plant safety requirements including wearing proper PPE both in the plant and in the lab when testing materials

Following specific SOPs or guidelines utilize various measuring devices to perform routine quality checks during every production run to verify products fall within defined product specifications

Using Microsoft Excel or manual documents, record all testing results, track deviations and trends plus alert management of non-compliance

During production runs, maintain constant communication with operators, informing them of quality results and suggesting process changes should testing results move significantly or fall outside of defined parameters.

Test incoming raw materials as needed to ensure those items meet expected quality standards.

Ensure finished products do not meet requirements or in question are guaranteed both in physical location and within the SAGE operating system.

Coordinate with production for the testing and release of finished products from quarantine or the proper disposition of material not meeting specifications

Seek assistance from production management and / or corporate lab personnel when issues arise that cannot be managed or corrected by normal plant protocol.

Coordinate the collection of samples and properly store for the purpose of supporting quality concerns in the field should they arise

Maintain work area in an organized, clean and safe environment

Train other employees on testing procedures

Attend safety meetings, conduct safety audits

Participate in trial production runs, sometimes requiring support on the plant floor

With approval from the QC Supervisor, order and maintain lab supplies

Periodically audit, create and revise SOPs to ensure accurate testing and process procedures

Safely perform all other duties as required by supervisor on an as needed basis

Weekly and monthly cycle counts.

Experience and Skills Requirements

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment required

  6-12 months of working experience in a Quality Control specific role required; experience as a quality lab technician preferred

  Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy

  Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

  Must have 20/20 or corrected 20/20 vision

  Bilingual (Spanish) preferred

  Must exhibit strong math skills essential for calculating test results

  Must feel comfortable using measurements in different Units of Measure (UOM)

  Comfortable using a computer to enter data and run reports, basic ERP and excel knowledge is required

  Ability to count and organize documentation

  Employee must be able to safely lift 70 pounds without difficulty

  Must demonstrate the dexterity to use various testing devices repeatedly and consistently

  Statistical analysis background preferred

  Background testing various types of materials and recording results preferred

  Experience with Quality Control/Assurance requirements preferred